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victim of domestic violence
Apr 5, 2010
Wow! I know I'm not as needy as alot of people on here, but I am still in desperate need of a vehicle. I am a victim of domestic violence with an almost 3 year old son and am OUT of the situation. The college I'm attending was able to put us in an apartment only by God's grace. I'm going to become LVN. There are no grants for cars that I'm aware of. My credit is no good and I am unemployed and need a vehicle to get to and from school and to get to work when I get a job as well as any doctors appointments I may have for my son. I have $550.00 I can use to purchase a running vehicle. I've looked and there is nothing I've found for that amount of money. I feel fortunate for what I do have so I hope this does not sound bad. Please help. I'm in Beeville, Texas.
Thank you
Jun 26, 2008
On, June 26, 2008, Thursday Evening
Everything seems like a very bad dream - only the emotional, physical, and financially pain
makes it reality. My husband is a very wealthy man, I am the third wife he has abused - I
have head injuries, deaf in my right ear, dental injuries, torn meniscus in my left knee, bursa
inflammed left hip, sciatica nerve injuries, etc. etc. I had a one year transition planned to
exit our residence - I thought I was safe to talk to my attorney at the time, however, my
husband had recording devices on our telephone, and I was being followed 24hours a day -
consequently he froze everything! I was unable to walk alone - finally, "one" police officer saved
my life - removing me from our residence. I left with only my clothes he had not destroyed.
I sold all my jewelry, clothes of value, utilizing the money for medical treatments, rx's, (he
cancelled my medical insurance, thus I was forced to cancel scheduled surgeries), utility
deposits, deposit on my home, 1st month rent, small amount of furniture, a used car (due to
my personal car, paid for, being stolen - or I would have sold the car. I am unable to work
full time due to the torn meniscus in my left knee, the pain is severe, or I would be further
ahead - I am scared - I owe rent for the month of "June"and "July" - I had to use the rent
money for car repairs and medical . I, sincerely, hope and pray someone can direct me to
a resource who can assist me with emergency financial assistance. I will pay back with interest.
I have sold everything I had of value, with me, without hesitation! I am in a secure area
and a home with security, I pray I will not be forced to move. I just need some assistance.
Please - if anyone can assist me, I would sincerely appreciate your assistance.
Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to share this painful and extremely dificult time
in my life. "May God Bless And Keep All Of You Safe"
Apr 4, 2008
Single Mother Victim of Domestic Violence
My name is Pilar, I'm 42, and I have a little son 6 years old.
I am also searching daily for other jobs and I am following up with those as well. I am not sitting stagnant, that's what I want you to know...I am very determined and being very proactive in my job search. Please know that. The competition in the job searching is very stiff right now, which has made this all more difficult.
I really do not like having to ask for assistance, anyone that knows me will entirely agree with that. I would much rather be running my life as I normally do, and would love to get the flow of my life back.
My March rent has not been paid yet, as I don't have the means to do so. My monthly rent amount being $700.00.
I have April rent coming due in a couple of weeks, and I don't know what I'm going to do or how I'm going to do it....not yet anyway.
My concern for our well being is growing every day. I asking myself if we are going to lose our home again, where we could go this time. I have no answers. I have started to sleep less, which I believe is a sign of depression, due to all of the stress and uncertainty in our home. Things just are not well right now.
My car payment is also due. And if I don't pay them, they have the right to take possession of my car. And since it is my only vehicle, I can't lose it. Not to mention, it is a small nice car, and I can't lose it for the $500 that I took out on it.
But if we do lose our home, due to this situation, my ability to get into a new place will be drastically reduced, based on my credit and the fact that I was forced into defaulting on my rent here. And so I don't see an option here....I need to keep the roof over our heads and I also need to keep a car in my driveway.
On the food aspect....any donations of any kind would be greatly appreciated. The food doesn't last long. And so anything would be wonderful. We are at the mercy of the assistance of others right now.
This situation has been one that I had no control over, and even with all of my job searching and applying for jobs, I have no control over who decides to hire me....I wish I did. I can only do my best, and I do.
I have always been a person that gives when I can. Either in service or monetarily. I am not looking for contributions so that I can be a taker from anyone, or just sit back and relax...that's not me. I am fully prepared and willing to work for you, pay you back, pay it forward, become a mentor, anything really. I am here, willing and able. If you could help me financially, I will be eternally grateful and promise to pass on the generosity to someone else one day.This is a true story and you can verify each and every statement.I just don’t know what else to do but ask for help from strangers. Please consider helping me and my son out of this mess. I know you have worked hard for your money but if you are in a position to make a donation to help someone less fortunate, please let it be me.
My story is not that of someone who has lost things due to drugs or partying or anything like that....not even close. I am just a good woman, a very dedicated and great mother, someone who absolutely loves life and people.
I am also very goal oriented, and very creative. And I intend on working for myself one day soon, and creating a wonderful life for myself and my boy, I have dreams and goals and intend on creating them....
If you have any questions at all, please ask me....I will be very honest and open with you and provide you with anything that you may need to know.
In closing, I want to thank you so much for taking your time to read my story, your love and compassion I know you must get lots of cries for help. This is an honest one, I promise you and if you do contribute to our cause then I would like to thank you in advance, from the bottom of my heart.
Thank you so much,
Pilar C.
I left my son's abusive father in October of 2006 and have been supporting my son and myself for these past months. I have employment however with the cost of hiring a lawyer and lack of recieving child support I have created quite a debt. I am sinking further and further in the hole as I try to catch up on bills and legal matters. I tried to go to court without legal representation and quickly found that an appointed attorney was not beneficial to my needs. His father hired a lawyer that got him off of the assault charges (of which I had pictures). I have been in an undisclosed location because the law enforcement officers that worked my case feel that in light of his actions and threats he is a dangerous man to both our child and me. I felt I had to hire a lawyer as he was trying to take custody of our son. This was not an option for me, so here I am in debt beyond any repair that I am capable of fixing. The social service department has turned me away because I am employed, I have no credit to use for loan or credit card applications. My situation gets worse everyday. I do not have rent for this month. I have exhausted all of my resources (I have nothing left to sell). Please help me get back on my feet. I will be fine once this hole is filled. I have nothing except love of my child to help me through this time in our lives. He sometimes asks to do things that we simply cannot afford, I should be able to buy him an ice cream when he asks (which is rare because even my 6 year old understands that we have NO money). I am not one to ever pull the "help me" card, but noe I feel that since I am that kind of person I have really hurt myself and my son by being too proud to ask for help and now it may be too late. Thank you for reading my story and plea. I know there are people out there in much more need that I but I hope somewhere there is someone who can help me.
